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POLICE in Greater Manchester have welcomed a Government initiative designed to give them more time to catch criminals. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced plans to stop...
Date Published 19/09/2008
I AM a churchwarden and during the past few months I have had a constant battle with a group of youngsters who are causing problems at the church and in the neighbourhood in...
ATHLETIC will throw their weight behind a Football League initiative aimed at encouraging clubs to produce home-grown players. Chief executive Alan Hardy believes the move,...
Date Published 18/09/2008
ALL action teenager Scott Mansfield has become the first reserve team player to sign a professional deal with Oldham, after putting pen to paper on a two-year contract. The...
THERE are many qualities which go into making sporting champions and, in winning the Waterloo Bowling Handicap for the second time, Gary Ellis displayed a never-say-die attitude...
FLYING winger Martin Petrov has dealt Manchester City a new setback. Fit again from a troublesome knee injury, the Bulgarian is now suffering from a hamstring strain....
Champions League: Man United 0, Villarreal 0 MANCHESTER United made an unconvincing start to the defence of their Champions League title after being held at home by Spanish...
HALFWAY House secretary Steve McKenna pointed out the secret of his side’s success in the Ashton Sunday League following an opening day 5-1 victory over Warwick United at...
BRIDGE started their Ashton Sunday League premier division season in style with six of the best. With goals from Neil Walsh (two), Mike King, Mick Fleming, Lee Cumpsty and...
ROYTON FC have joined Coppice United at the top of the D&J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League Jack Abbott premier division table. An 80th minute goal clinched...
HARD-HITTING batsman Ryan Hinds has been snapped up by Heyside for Saturday’s rearranged Tanner Cup final against Bamford Fieldhouse (start 11.30am). The West Indian...
OLDHAM skipper Mel Whittle has heaped praise on his team for their efforts in clinching the runners-up spot in the Lake Garage Central Lancashire League. Had it not been for...
A SERIES of scoring opportunities went begging as Hollinwood went down to a second home defeat in division four. Dudley Hill 'A' came away from their trip to Fields New Road...
RELIEVED residents are celebrating after neighbours from hell were evicted after totting up more than 50 criminal convictions in four years. Amanda Burke and her three sons...
OLDHAM has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform the lives of its young people for generations. That was the message from council-leader Howard Sykes as he launched a...
THE president of Saddleworth Golf Club was airlifted to hospital yesterday after he collapsed on the first fairway during a veterans’ competition. The North-West Air...
A WOMAN who spends her life caring for others became a guest of honour yesterday. Auxiliary nurse Carole England has been heralded as the greatest unsung heroine at Dr...
A FORMER theatre secretary at the Royal Oldham Hospital has admitted to spuriously claiming more than £1,000 in overtime. Leanne Forbes (29), of Palm Grove, Chadderton,...
AN Oldham MP found himself embroiled in a dirty tricks campaign to bring down Gordon Brown — after someone posing as a Government official called the Evening Chronicle...
Women in Oldham have raised a bumper £32,000 towards a new treatment centre at the Christie Hospital. Members of the Women’s Trust Fund raised the money with a...
GREATER Manchester Police will no longer have to fill in long-winded forms when stopping a suspect in a street, the Government said today. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said...
SAY no to cigarettes . . . that’s the message from a hard-hitting drama that will tour Oldham’s schools this month. “Breathe Deep” will be performed to Year 7 pupils at 17...
BELL-RINGING, cricket, BMX and cross stitching — these are just some of the things that make Sholver residents tick. People of all ages have got involved with a project...
OLDHAM’S most passionate pie-eaters are wanted for a specialist panel in a quest for pie perfection. Neil Court-Johnston, managing director at Baxendale firm...
THE death knell has been sounded for a community hall in Failsworth after plans to extend Tesco were approved. Whitekirk Hall will be demolished to make way for the 3,093sqm...
PEOPLE got all revved up when nearly 90 classic cars rolled into Uppermill at the weekend. King George V playing fields hosted the annual Tame Valley Vintage and Classic Car...
A TEAM of gardeners who bring a little pleasure into the daily life of a local dog-walker have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. The flower-filled conservatory in...
A ROYTON couple are to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in style — by taking a Caribbean cruise. Sam and Joan Brownlee will head off on their dream trip later...
THE Tories have waded into the criticism of the state of the old town hall, labelling its plight “municipal vandalism”. Oldham group leader, Councillor Jack Hulme,...
UNEMPLOYMENT in Oldham has risen for the third successive month — reflecting national figures which have seen the jobless total reach its worst level for almost a decade....
